Puerto Madryn
It's rare to get a taste of Patagonia beyond roast lamb. Splash out for a four-course dinner here and you'll be pleasantly enticed by the regularly…
Must-see restaurants in Patagonia
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El Chaltén
With tender steak in balsamic-reduction sauce, ultra-fresh trout from Lago del Desierto and red-wine glasses as big as your head, it's hard to go wrong at…
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El Calafate
Featuring the rare treat of Argentine home cooking, this offbeat, low-lit eatery is a must. Its longtime owners are found cooking up buttery spiced…
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Inland Patagonia
Considered Esquel's best restaurant, Legua 50 is certainly the city's most elegant address, with ivory leather booths, cascading lights and stained glass…
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El Calafate
This dynamic family-run enterprise brings a twist to Argentine classics. Start with a warm beet salad with balsamic reduction. The nut-crusted trout is…
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El Chaltén
Bring your appetite. In a gingerbread house, this pasta specialist makes delicious stuffed panzottis and sorrentinos, with creative fillings like trout,…
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Coastal Patagonia
A favorite of townsfolk, this elegant parrilla grills excellent beef and whole roast lamb and serves crisp shoestring fries in a setting of white linens…
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Inland Patagonia
A welcoming husband-and-wife team serve up excellent home-cooked meals at this historic 20th-century house. Think ravioli stuffed with local lamb,…
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Coastal Patagonia
This chic pizzeria and restaurant that first found success in El Calafate is hands down the most ambient eatery in Río Gallegos. The room is low-lit, with…
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Coastal Patagonia
The best restaurant in town sits on the waterfront but doesn't have ocean views. Still, you will be entertained enough with the excellent wine…
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El Chaltén
Local favorite Estepa cooks up consistent, flavorful dishes such as lamb with calafate sauce, trout ravioli or spinach crepes. Portions are small but…
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El Calafate
This adorable coffee shop does croque monsieurs (grilled ham and cheese), fresh donuts and espresso drinks in a loungy pastel setting. It also uses whole…
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Inland Patagonia
Of course, pasta is no novelty in Argentina, but the owner-magician performing tricks while you wait for your meal here is. The ambience is happy…
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Coastal Patagonia
Considered Gaiman’s best restaurant, Gwalia Lan is a fine alternative to teatime if you've already done that. Excellent homemade pasta and well-seasoned…
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El Calafate
Inspired and intimate, Mi Rancho serves up oversized osso buco, delicious braided pastas stuffed with king crab, divine salads and sweetbreads with wilted…
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El Chaltén
With local paintings on the wall, bright colors and a raucous, unkempt atmosphere in keeping with El Chaltén, this homespun cafe serves up abundant, good…
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Coastal Patagonia
Facing Plaza Independencia, this modern restaurant spices up a basic menu of classic Argentine fare with options like quinoa milanesas, stir-fried beef,…
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El Chaltén
With an avid following, this vegan, gluten-free cafe does mostly takeout, from adzuki-bean burgers to whole-wheat pizzas, stuffed eggplant with couscous…
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Puerto Madryn
With unbeatable beachfront atmosphere and bustling old-school waiters, this busy cafe does the job. Seafood lovers can get grilled fish or crisp calamari…
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Inland Patagonia
This busy restobar with leather banquettes and checkered tile has all the airs of a Buenos Aires cafe, serving everything from beer on tap to cafe con…
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El Calafate
This sophisticated eatery, tucked away in a small space a few blocks off El Calafate's main street, is a relatively undiscovered gem and an excellent…
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Puerto Madryn
In the hotel Dazzler, this upscale restaurant doesn't quite live up to that name's expectation, but it does serve decent gourmet meals that come nicely…
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Inland Patagonia
With white linen on the tables and seating for a busload, this Argentine restaurant offers above-average fare. Meal-sized salads come fresh and well…
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El Chaltén
That après-hike pint usually evolves into a night out at this humming pub with simpatico staff and a feisty female beer master. Savor a stein of…
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Inland Patagonia
This stylish cafe and restaurant is the go-to spot for strong coffee and warm service. The menu offers fresh juices and salads, good gnocchi and steak…
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Coastal Patagonia
If you're looking for a quick bite, this cute cafe does homemade sandwiches, salads and pizza. Organic coffee, loose-leaf tea or organic juice will…
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Puerto Madryn
This Italian bistro hits just the right note with fresh pastas, gnocchi and pizza a la piedra, served up on classic red-checkered tablecloths. If you want…
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Puerto Madryn
With guests often treated to an aperitif, it isn't hard to love this family-run restaurant with its tantalizing menu, attentive service and reasonable…
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El Calafate
For fresh milanesas, hot dogs and burgers in the off hours, this clean come-and-go counter flanked with bar stools is the way to go. Morphi means to chow…
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Inland Patagonia
Serving organic pizza, pastas, fresh lemonade and artisan beer, Quillen might be more at home in Palermo, Buenos Aires, than the Andean foothills, but…
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Coastal Patagonia
A modern cafe with brickwork and bare lightbulbs, it draws locals for stews served as pot pies with seeded crusts, pizza and mint-ginger lemonade. It's a…
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El Calafate
Steak and spit-roasted lamb are the stars at this satisfying parrilla that's popular beyond measure for good reason. For average appetites a half-steak…
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El Chaltén
In a pleasant wooden house, a classic Argentine grill cooks up butterflied lamb over wood fires, plus beef and sausages. Vegetarians will have to satisfy…
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El Chaltén
Patagonian to its wooden bones, with sheepskin stools that wrap around an island bar and cozy booths. There are Esquel microbrews on tap and a variety of…
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Inland Patagonia
Overboard adorable, this pastel cafe serves big salads, baked goods and sandwiches with three kinds of homemade bread on mismatched china. There's both…
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El Calafate
Decked out in children’s drawings, this cheerful cafe specializes in crepes but also offers great sandwiches with homemade bread (try the chicken with…
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Inland Patagonia
With cappuccinos, snacks and wi-fi, this charming brick corner cafe is a godsend to RN 40. It's also a social hub, and the best place to get information…
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Coastal Patagonia
The historic center of Dolavon has a cafe-restaurant, La Molienda, serving handmade breads and pasta with local wines and cheeses. Call owner Romano…
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El Chaltén
Serving 20 kinds of pizza, salads and wine at sturdy wood tables surrounded by huge picture windows, Patagonicus is a local favorite. Cakes and coffee are…
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El Chaltén
For rib-sticking mountain food (think massive stir-fries, tenderloin stroganoff or trout with crisp, grilled veggies), head to this tiny outpost at the…
